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Must be some truth if not whole truth by Iqbal Hadi Zaidi
At the very outset I must explain and
elucidate quite categorically and emphatically without the slightest shadow of
doubt whatsoever that I am commenting on the subject purely on academic grounds
which means neither I am titling towards the complainant noreven siding with all
the defendants come what may and, therefore, my words cannot and should not be
painted and construed otherwise.
Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Issa who
himself for quite some time is attending Supreme Court and defending himself
for many long months in connection with the presidential reference instituted
against him but at the same time just out if blue he has quite suddenly and
unexpectedly revealed some very sensitive and specific information which is not
less than a bomb if, not an atom bomb, to be honest which must have definitely
shivered and shocked some people for sure if not the whole lot.
No denying the hard fact that the
learned Justice Faez himself being not only BA Honors Law from London but has
also has passed Bar professional examination from the Inns Court School of Law
London very well truly proves that he
has deep and thorough knowledge of different laws and having practiced as an
advocate for over twenty years he has practically learnt the art how to plead a
case so that his client wins. He has polished himself so far as advocacy of law
is concerned and is ranked as one of the prominent lawyers. Then of course
being former Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court,he has still the more
excelled in the field and ever since he has elevated as Judge of Supreme Court,
he has touched the zenith to be very honest and, therefore, I am not hesitant
at all to pronounce to pen that the
learned judge very well knows at his own, without any spoon feeding, as to what
he is to say, when to say and why to say hence on the face of it whatever he
has already said or likely to say in future too has deep meaning and the
learned judge is fully charged to confront anyone of them one by one or even
all at the same time whatever pleases him or her or them as the case may be.
JusticeQazi Issa has informed the larger
bench of Supreme Court consisting of 10 judges headed by Justice Umar AtaBandial
that he purely through his own personal sources and resources have found out
that many prominent personalities of my beloved Pakistan who either still very
much belong to power corridor of the country or had belonged to the power
corridor very much own the landed properties in their personal names in United
Kingdom. He very well understand that each and everybody is fully authorized
and entitled to own property withinPakistan or even overseas or both, as the
case may, be thus he is not objecting at all that as to why someone owns
properties in UK rather instead he is very much interested just to know as to
how these owners have earned such huge money to buy the said properties as
their prices run into 6 digits if not 7. The simple and coreissue raised by
Justice Qazi is that all such owners are to satisfy the concerned authorities
that they have purchased these properties with white money so the very question
of loot money or money laundering does not arise at all.
Neither eight nor six but seven to be exact
have been exposed by Justice Qazi Issa namely formerPresident Gen (Retired)
Pervez Musharraf owns just two (2) properties in his name. Prime Minister Imran
Khan has six (6) properties in his name. Mirza Shazad Akbar, Head Assets
Recovery Unit has five (5) properties against his name. Zulfiqar Bukhari,
Special Assistant to PM on overseas Pakistanis has seven (7) properties on his
name. Mohammad Usman Dar has three (3) properties against his name. Dr AshiqFirdous
Awan former Special Assistant to PM on Information has one (1) against her
name. Jahangir Khan Tareen a prominent leader of Pakistan Tahreek e Insaf has
one (1) property in his name.
BarristerDr Farogh Nasim former Law Minister
and now pleading on behalf of Pakistan government in Supreme Court defending
the government in the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Issa said
that he has himself spoken to PM Imran telling him that Justice Qazi Issa has
informed Supreme Court that Justice Qazi accusation that PM Imran owns 5
properties in UK is nothing but a false accusation. PM Imran has quite vehemently
denied the same and instead he has very loudly and clearly said that he does
not even own one property in United Kingdom what to talk of five properties as
alleged by Justice Qazi. PM Imran has not just refuted the news but has gone to
the maximum limit declaring it quite explicitly that if Justice Qazi Issa can
prove that PM Imran does own those 5
properties which his accusing me then I will immediately quit the throne
because then I have no moral authority to continue as Prime Minister of
Pakistan. Continuing on the same pitch Imran Khan told Barrister Dr Farogh
Naseem that if at all the said properties are believed to be owned by me, which
I do not own in any case, then I as owner of such properties do hereby voluntarily
authorize the Government of Pakistan to confiscate those properties and sell
the same and the cash so earned should be deposited in the national exchequer of Pakistan.
Very hypothetical, sensational and blood
boiling situation has been created by PM Imran saying all that just in one
breath whereby he has gone even touching to the point of no return and,
therefore, under the given situation now when Imran has thrown back the ball in
the court of Justice Qazi Issa to proceed accordingly.
Quite surprisingly the rest six person whom
Justice Qazi Issa accused along with PM Imran are dead silent but for some
candid reasons and not otherwise. I am sure they must have known what has been
alleged against them and, therefore, they must be preparing their statements at
their own or with the consultation of their lawyers as to which words and
expressions be used so that the message is easily understood even by a commoner
and not just the intelligentsia.
Pleasant change to divert our attention and
put all of us up to watch to wait and see what is next otherwise we are facing
nothing but either deaths or lock down even if it is the smart and fashionable
lock down.
Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait
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